Commercial HVAC Service Apprentice

Comfort Systems; Lynchburg (VA); On-site; USD 17,000 - 25,000; Full time

Job summary

Riddleberger Brothers, Inc. is seeking a dedicated Commercial HVAC Service Apprentice to learn servicing, maintaining, and repairing commercial HVAC systems. Ideal for a recent HVAC program graduate or residential tech ready for larger systems.

EPA certification or willingness to obtain, a valid driver’s license, and the ability to meet driver qualification policy are required. This entry-level role offers growth and a pathway to licensure within a full-service mechanical company.

Qualifications

• Must be able to learn to service, maintain, and repair commercial HVAC systems.
• EPA certification (universal) or willingness to obtain.
• Valid driver’s license and ability to meet company driver qualification policy.

Responsibilities

• Follow and adhere to all company safety requirements and processes.
• Diagnose, service and repair commercial HVAC systems and related equipment.
• Assist more senior technicians and complete work orders for customer documentation.
• Install wiring to connect components to power sources and help with mounting/assembly as needed.

Skills

Teamwork

Safety

Quality

Education

HVAC program graduate

Job description

Riddleberger Brothers, Inc. is seeking to hire a dedicated and growth-minded individual to join our team as a Commercial HVAC Service Apprentice.

We offer career opportunitiesthat allow you to be part of a team and grow as an individual.

Please click the video below to hear from RBI team members about what they like most about their jobs, and what it's like to build a career at RBI.

We offer you:

• Competitive pay
• Apprenticeship opportunities with a pathway to licensure
• Growth and development opportunities
• Discounts at major automotive, computer, and cell phone companies
• Employee referral incentives
• Available with certain positions, where necessary/required:
  • Company mobile phone and/or tablet
  • Company vehicle
  • Company uniforms
• And much more!

Our benefits package offers you:

• Medical, Dental, Vision, and Life Insurances
• Short-Term and Long-Term Disability Insurances
• Health Care and Dependent Day Care FSA's
• Health Savings Account (HSA)
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
• 401(k) Plan
• Annual Bonus
• Generous Vacation, Holidays, and Sick Time
• Pet Insurance
• And much more!

Please click the video below to hear from RBI team members about training and development opportunities at RBI!

About us:

We are a full-service plumbing, mechanical, HVAC service, controls, and design-build company.

• Main office is located at 6127 South Valley Pike, Mount Crawford, VA 22841

Please click the video below to hear from RBI team members about RBI’s history and culture!

Primary Purpose of this position:

To learn how to service, maintain, and repair commercial HVAC systems. This apprentice opportunity is ideal for a recent HVAC program graduate or a residential service tech ready to work with larger, more complex systems.

Specific Job Duties:

• Follow and adhere to all company safety requirements and processes
• Diagnoses, services and repairs:
  • Direct-expansion AC equipment
  • Most gas-fired and electric heating systems
  • Low voltage (24-volt or 1- to 10-volt) temperature-control systems generally associated with HVAC equipment
  • Air-handling equipment and duct systems associated with the commercial HVAC equipment
• Starts system, observes operation, reads gauges and instruments, and adjusts mechanisms such as valves, controls, and pumps to control levels of fluid, pressure, and temperature in system
• Replaces or adjusts defective or worn parts to repair systems
• Diagnoses malfunctioning equipment accurately, bringing questionable situations with equipment or customers to the immediate supervisor’s attention
• Contacts base after each call, keeping the dispatcher informed at all times as to the job status
• Checks in at the end of the day and gets next-day job assignment before leaving for the day
• Cleans condenser and evaporator coils, fans, and ductwork
• Inspects, adjusts, and replaces fan belts on motors
• Lubricates bearings on fan shafts and motors
• Drills holes and installs mounting brackets and hangers into floors and walls of buildings
• Lifts, hoists, and aligns components into position
• Inspects screws, bolts, rivets, welds
• Brazes parts to assemble structural and functional components such as motors, controls, switches, gauges, wiring harnesses, valves, pumps, compressors, condensers, cores, and pipes
• Complete workorders as required for customer documentation
• Installs wiring to connect components to electric power source
• Assists more senior service technicians as instructed by supervisor

Other Requirements:

• Universal EPA certification, or willingness to obtain.
• Valid driver’s license and ability to meet company driver qualification policy

If you are interested in:

• Teamwork
• Safety and Quality

then a career with Riddleberger Brothers, Inc. may be right for you; we strive to work safely and exceed customer expectations!

Riddleberger Brothers, Inc. is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
Minorities, women, veterans, and individuals with disabilities are encouraged to apply.

Equal Opportunity Employer, including disabled and veterans.